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ORDINANCES
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ORDINANCE NO . 503
AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT, W-TIFY AND CONFIRM THE DEFENSE AND
DISASTER MUTUAL AID COMPACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUoUrR UE,
THE CITY OF EAST LAS VEGAS, THE CITY OF SANTA FE, THE TOWU OF
ESPANOLA, `SHE TOWN OF LAS VEGAS, THE TOWN OF TAOS AND THE COM-
.1UNITY OF LOS ALAMOS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Taos:
SECTION 1. The Town of Taos hereby sdopts, ratifies and con-
firms the Compact of Mutual Aid with other cities, Lowns, villages
and organized communities of the State of New Mexico, in the follow-
ing terms:
CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER MUTUAL AID COMPACT
Article 1. The promptyfull and effective utilization
of the resources of the several communities of the State of
New Mexico , together with such resources as may be a.veil-
able from other sources, is essential to the protection,
safety and welfFre of such communities and r.r' s' inhabitants
in the event of e tts.ck by b ,,b.c.Le forces or other disaster
however veuaed and, therefore, the purpose of this Compact
is to provide e. system of mutual aid betYreen such commun-
ities of the State as adopt and execute this Compact, which
shall come into effect and become operative at such time as
an emergency shall be declared under the -provisions of sny
Civil. Defense Act in effect in this State, or upon the hap-
; pening of any disaster, whatever may be the cEuse, in any
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signatory couuaunity, which can not be adequetely met or con-
trolled by the community itself.
Article 2. It shall be the duty of each signatory com-
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�munity to formulate civil defense plans and establish a civil
defense organization 'to operate in such community and to become
available for opere.tion in accordance with the provisions of
this Compact. The formulation of such plans shall inedude the
making of inventories of materials and equipment ava.ilEble for
civil defense purposes. There shell be free .exchange of infor-
mation and plans between all signatory communities .
Article 3, The Directors of Civil Defense of the several
signatory communities constitute a permanent committee to accum-
ulate information, formulate plans a.nd take all necessary steps
for the implementation of this Compact as bet-Keen the communi-
ties, including the establishment of uniform standards, prac-
tices and rules and regulations so far as possible and in ac-
cord with those adopted by the community, State and Federal
Government. Copies of all plans adopted by the committee shall
be filed with the governing body of each signatory community
and with the State Civil Defense Agency.
Article 4, This Compact shall be limited to the exchange
or furnishing of food, clothing, :medicines , emergency housing,
evacuation or reception of civilian population, police services,
fire fighting and rescue services and equipment, medical ser-
vies, transportation services and personnel necessary to provide
or conduct such services.
Article �, Any signatory community which may be requested
to render mutual aid by a threatened or stricken signatory com-
munity shall take such action as is necessary to provide and
make available the resources and services covered by this Com-
pact to accordance with the purposes, intent and terms hereof,
provided however, that Any community rendering aid may withhold
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resources and services to the extent necessary for its own
reasonable protection.
Article 6. Any stgna.tory community requesting a.nd receiv-
ing aid under thie Compact shall extend to the civil defense
units or forces of the aiding community, while operating within
the aided community, the se.me powers, duties, rights , privileges,
and immunities as gr,,nted to oiler units or forcE:s by their own
community when operating therein; provided, however, that, while
the aiding civil defense units or forces will continue under
1-,heir own orgs.niza*ional command, their operational control will
be exercised by the cl7il defense authorities of the community
receiving assistance; and provJlied, further, that ell questions
of reimbursement for compcncation, transportation, subsistence
and maintenance of the aiding; units or forces, or for loss or
damage to equipment furnished by the aiding community, or for
expense incurred in the operation thei,eof, shall be settled
and deter--mined by separate negotiation between the communities
concerned subsequent to the rendition of the necessary Fid, un-
less, otherwise provided by law.
Article 7. This Compact shall become operative immed.istely
upon its adoption and ratification by any community as between
it and any other couuaunity so adopting and ratifying, Any com-
munity having adopted this Compact may withdraw therefrom by
takin€; the necessary legislative action and such withdrawal shall
not affect the force of this Compact as between communities not
withdrawing„
Article 8. For the purposes of this Compact, a signatory
community shall be any community in the State of New Mexte.o,
which shall adopt this Compact by ordinance or by other legal
action which shall have binding effect upon such community, and
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in particular` the -dommixnitiet of The City of Albuquerque$,
The City of East Las Vegas, The City of Santa Fe, The Town
of Espanola, The Town of Las Vegas, The Town of Taos, and,
The Community of Los Alamos.
Article g. The provisions of this Compact shall be sub-
ject to and limited by the provisions of any Civil Defense
Act in force or which may be put in force in the State of
New Mexico.
SECTION L. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its publication.
Passed, adopted and approved, this 13th day of February,
1951.
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